PF Recipe Share and Challenge

[October]

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Apples and cumin--how did THAT turn out? :-p

[Munin-Hugin]

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I should have kept them because it probably wouldn't have been that bad, to be honest.

[October]

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It intrigues me. Not enough to try it myself quite yet, lol, but all the same...

[Hickory67]

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Here's my recipe for Bruschetta (pronounced brus-KET-ta - runs all over me when wait staff say "brushetta."):

You'll need:

A loaf Italian or French bread (firm crust is better, but doesn't have to be)
Extra virgin olive oil
Dried basil
Dried oregano
A large clove of garlic (peeled)
Diced or sliced tomatoes (your preference)
cayenne pepper
salt
black pepper

Slice the bread to about 1" thickness and place under a broiler until golden brown. Remove from the oven and let it cool slightly so you don't burn your fingers in the next step.

Brush liberal amounts of olive oil on the UNtoasted side. I usually just put the olive oil in a bowl or shallow dish and dip the bread, letting the excess run off to a drip.

Place the bread back on the baking pan with the oiled side up. Sprinkle liberal amounts of basil and oregano over it (you'll lose some of it in the next steps) and place it back under the broiler until dark brown. Try not to burn it - you just need it toasted deeply to firm it up.

Remove from the broiler and let cool slightly again. Once you can handle it safely, take the peeled garlic and rub it into the oiled & seasoned side ensuring you coat it thoroughly. You'll lose the excess seasoning with this step.

Top the bread with your tomatoes and add salt, pepper, and a dash of cayenne. Take a teaspoon and drip a little more olive oil over them and it's ready to serve.

[Munin-Hugin]

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Next time I go to the store I'll get some bread and give it a try. Though, I'll have to substitute the tomato for maybe some red or orange peppers. Tomatoes are disgusting

[October]

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Tomatoes are disgusting

How very dare you, sir

[Munin-Hugin]

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How very dare you, sir

They're like big, red, soft apples of gross. I like sauce, salsa, ketchup, things like that that actually change and mask the taste of them, but on their own they are pretty vomit inducing.

[DragonsFriend]

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Try growing your own. I suggest Roma tomatoes for Bruschetta. I find the tomatoes in stores to be pretty tasteless and soggy. Our home grown tomatoes are wonderful - so much so that I have to hide any that I want to have when my son comes over. He eats them whole, no he devours them whole. I can't argue with him they are wonderful.